June 2016 - council - lists.icann.org

Clinton on the IANA Transition
by James M. Bladel June 28, 2016

June 28, 2016

Councilors - See below for an interesting bit of news regarding the IANA Transition. Thank you, J. ____________ James Bladel Secretary Clinton has formally endorsed the IANA transition. Specifically, she states: * Promote Multi-Stakeholder Internet Governance: Hillary believes that internet governance – the coordination of the technical systems that allow the internet to function seamlessly across the globe – should be left to the global community of engineers, companies, civil society groups, and internet users, and not to governments. That is why as Secretary of State she championed the “multistakeholder approach” to internet governance and vigorously fought back against efforts by national governments to control the internet through government-led multilateral organizations, such as the International Telecommunications Union. She supports the Department of Commerce’s plans to formally transition its oversight role in the management of the Domain Name System to the global community of stakeholders, viewing the transition as a critical step towards safeguarding the internet’s openness for future generations. She will continue to fight to defend the internet from government takeover and to empower those internet governance organizations that advance internet openness, freedom, and technical innovation. https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2016/06/27/hillary-clint…

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Slides on contractual requirements that relate to registrants carrying out activities contrary to applicable law
by Bruce Tonkin June 28, 2016

June 28, 2016

Hello All, Attached is a copy of the slides presented by Allen Grogan in the session yesterday. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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GNSO-GAC Session - Draft Agenda & Slides
by James M. Bladel June 27, 2016

June 27, 2016

Colleagues - As per usual, the GNSO leadership (chairs + liaison) met with the GAC leadership team to discuss potential topics for the joint GNSO-GAC session, scheduled for Wednesday 29 June from 9.30 – 10.30. As a result of that discussion, we are proposing the following draft agenda (below). Also, please find a slide deck to accompany our discussions. If you have questions or comments, please raise these on the list or during our sessions on Monday. Thank you, J. ------------ James Bladel 1. Welcome & introductions 2. Status update & discussion on GNSO PDPs of specific interest to the GAC (incl. new gTLD Subsequent Procedures - TLDs in Emerging Regions and Geographical and Culturally Significant Names., IGO Curative Rights) 3. Exchange of views on next steps in relation to outstanding Red Cross / IGO recommendations 4. Status update on activities of GAC-GNSO Consultation Group and expected next steps 5. Operation of the Empowered Community – short discussion of preparations 6. AOB Attached you will find some proposed slides to accompany this discussion. If you have any questions or comments, please share those with the list Thank you, J. ------------ James Bladel GoDaddy

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FY17 Budget and Transition-related costs
by James M. Bladel June 27, 2016

June 27, 2016

Councilors - Part of our discussions this afternoon will involve a proposal to track, report and control costs associated with the transition. This is outlined in the attached report, and will be part of our discussion this afternoon and later in the week. Thank you, J.

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ICANN Board meetings this week
by Bruce Tonkin June 27, 2016

June 27, 2016

Hello All, On Saturday we had an ICANN Board meeting, and we also will have another small meeting today to talk about a 5 year budget forecast.. The Agenda for the meeting on Saturday is as follows: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/agenda-2016-06-25-en Agenda | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board 25 Jun 2016 Consent Agenda Approval of Board Meeting Minutes from 19 April, 15 May and 27 May 2016 Thank you from Security and Stability Advisory Committee Delegation of the бг ("bg") domain representing Bulgaria in Cyrillic script to Imena.BG Plc (Names.BG Plc) FY17 Operating Plan and Budget Consideration of Independent Review Panel's Final Declaration in the Donuts Inc. v. ICANN IRP Main Agenda Independent Review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization Final Report and Recommendations Revised Expected Standards of Behavior New gTLD Program: Reviews and Future Path Review of .HOTEL Application Status AOB : From: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/agenda-2016-06-27-en Agenda | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board 27 Jun 2016 Main Agenda FY17 Update to the Five-Year Operating Plan AOB

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REVIEW: Updated Project List
by Glen de Saint Géry June 27, 2016

June 27, 2016

Dear Council Members, Attached please find the updated GNSO Project list both in red line and clean versions for your review and in preparation for the Council meeting on Thursday, 30 June 2016 at 10:45 Helsinki time. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry Manager Supporting Organisations Advisory Committees Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers - ICANN glen(a)icann.org http://www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Regarding meeting to discuss contractual and compliance requirements that relate to registrants carrying out activities contrary to applicable law
by Bruce Tonkin June 26, 2016

June 26, 2016

Hello All, I want to make the GNSO council aware of the email below, by which I have invited the Chairs of key constituencies within ICANN to attend a session at ICANN 56 to encourage and enable a dialogue with interested stakeholders in the ICANN community regarding the scope of ICANN’s responsibilities and remit with respect to matters such as abuse, illegal activity, distribution of malware, abusively operating botnets, phishing, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement, fraudulent or deceptive practices, counterfeiting and similar matters; and to facilitate a clearer understanding among the community of the key provisions in ICANN’s contracts that refer to such matters and the scope of ICANN’s enforcement of those provisions. We recognize that we are scheduling this session on short notice, but want to take the opportunity to meet while members of the community are here in Helsinki. One of the desired outcomes of the meeting is to discuss a structure and framework for future discussions of these issues, including at ICANN 57. We will record the session and make a transcript available. It is not an decisional meeting - it is an opportunity to share information and perspectives to help frame the issue. As noted in the email below, due to space limitations, we have asked each of the Chairs to invite no more than two representatives to this initial session from their respective organizations. We plan to conduct a longer session at ICANN 57 with greater capacity for participation. Please feel free to coordinate with the Chairs regarding the appropriate representatives to attend this session. Regards, Bruce Tonkin ICANN Board Director -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Tonkin Sent: Sunday, 26 June 2016 10:20 AM Subject: Invitation to Meeting Monday 1500 to 1630 to discuss contractual and compliance requirements that relate to registrants carrying out activities contrary to applicable law Hello All, This is an invitation to the chairs of the GNSO stakeholder groups and constituencies, as well as the chairs of GNSO, ALAC and GAC. As a result of discussions during a Board workshop on June 24, 2016 in Helsinki with respect to recent correspondence from the intellectual property constituency (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/shatan-to-crocker-11ap…) the Board wishes to encourage and enable a dialogue with interested stakeholders in the ICANN community regarding the scope of ICANN’s responsibilities and remit with respect to matters such as abuse, illegal activity, distribution of malware, abusively operating botnets, phishing, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement, fraudulent or deceptive practices, counterfeiting and similar matters; and to facilitate a clearer understanding among the community of the key provisions in ICANN’s contracts that refer to such matters and the scope of ICANN’s enforcement of those provisions. We believe this will be an ongoing discussion, but we would like to begin that dialogue with a session at ICANN 56. We are inviting each of you to attend (or send a representative to attend) a session from in Restaurant Hall 3 from 1500 to 1630 on Monday, June 27. We will record the session and make a transcript available. Because space in the room is limited, we ask that each of you send no more than two representatives from your respective committee/organization/group (including yourself). I am sending this email to the Chairs of NCSG, Business Constituency, IPC, ISPs, NCUC, NPOC, RrSG, RySG, ALAC, GAC and GNSO. We will send a separate email to the GNSO council members to make them aware of this meeting. We recognize that we are scheduling this session on short notice, but want to take the opportunity to meet while members of the community are here in Helsinki. As noted below, one of the desired outcomes of the meeting is to discuss a structure and framework for future discussions of these issues, including at ICANN 57. We plan to conduct a longer session at ICANN 57 with greater capacity for participation from the broader community. The preliminary agenda for the session is as follows: ICANN to identify the key relevant provisions in the registry and registrar agreements -- 15 mins ICANN contractual compliance to describe the general process for investigating allegations that a registrar or registrar is not complying with one or more of these provisions -- 15 mins If available, a representative from the IPC and a representative of the GAC Public Safety Working Group to identify examples of instances where they believe they are not receiving appropriate responses -- 15 mins If available, a representative from the Registrar Stakeholder Group and/or the Registry Stakeholder Group to explain how registrars and registries typically respond to allegations of non-compliance in these areas and to discuss what they believe is the appropriate role of ICANN in enforcing contractual provisions addressing these issues -- 15 mins Open discussion to solicit views of others in attendance, to identify divergent views regarding the scope of ICANN’s responsibilities and remit in these areas and the appropriate interpretation and enforcement of key contractual provisions, and to determine how we can best frame these issues for further discussion at ICANN 57 in Hyderabad – 30 minutes Please feel free to reach out to me separately if you want some more background. Regards, Bruce Tonkin ICANN Board Director

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Board Members attending GNSO Session Monday
by James M. Bladel June 26, 2016

June 26, 2016

Councilors - For our session with the ICANN Board tomorrow, we have this list of confirmed attendees (current and incoming Directors): Thanks-- J. --------------- Becky Burr Akinori Maemura Rinalia Adbul Rahim Steve Crocker Chris Disspain Asha Hemrajani Lito Ibarra Markus Kummer Erika Mann Göran Marby Ram Mohan Bruce Tonkin

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Harassment and Helsinki
by Edward Morris June 24, 2016

June 24, 2016

My fellow Councilors, As all of you are aware, the issue of sexual harassment at ICANN meetings has become a topic both of conversation and of action by the corporation. Changes in ICANN's Expected Standards of Behaviour have been proposed and are currently open for public comment. We certainly had an extended discussion of the matter on Council earlier this year. One of the problems faced by victims of sexual harassment at ICANN Meetings is that such harassment is often experienced at a location where the victim does not know the language, the local laws or how to access support and help from both law enforcement and victims support groups. That is why I believe it is imperative for ICANN to create a specific conference harassment policy complete with clear and simple reporting and enforcement procedures and mechanisms so that victims know where to turn for assistance. I know some disagree with my perspective. Regardless of anyone's view, such a policy will not be ready in time for the upcoming ICANN meeting in Helsinki. As a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland I do have knowledge of the laws, customs and procedures of the Finnish state. Finland has a zero tolerance policy for harassment of any kind. Police officers in Helsinki are empowered to issue on the spot fines for what are considered minor forms of harassment. Victims also have full recourse to the Finnish legal system to pursue action, both civil and criminal, for any form of harassment they may experience. I am ready to offer my personal assistance to any member of the ICANN community who feel they have been harassed during ICANN56 and would like to report such violations of their person to the appropriate authorities. I am not creating new laws and procedures; rather I am ensuring that lack of cultural or linguistic knowledge is not an impediment for victims of harassment who wish to pursue clams against their assailant. Towards that end: 1. I have made contact with the appropriate officers in the Helsinki Police Department whose focus is harassment type offences. I have directed them to documents, available online, that describe recent well publicized incidents of alleged harassment at ICANN meetings. I have been assured that all cases of alleged harassment that are reported to them will be taken seriously and will be fully investigated. The nationality of the parties involved is not a consideration. Assistance with these complaints in the English language is available 24/7. I have also been given a personal mobile telephone numbers of one of the specialist officers and have been directed to call her if the initial response to a complaint is not satisfactory. 2. I have spoken to NYTKIS - the Coalition of Finnish Women's Associations - and have been referred to two Helsinki based groups that are available to counsel and provide assistance to female victims of harassment on a 24/7 basis. I have made contact with SETA, the largest LGBT organization in Finland, and have similar contact information for any LGBT member of our community who feel they have been harassed and desires support. 3. I have arranged with two Helsinki based colleagues with whom I attended law school to provide pro bono representation for any victim of sexual harassment at ICANN 56 should legal representation be needed or desired. Colleagues, I have been made aware of allegations of sexual harassment at three of the last four ICANN meetings I have attended. On two occasions I have counseled and attempted to help female victims who were so wounded that they broke down in tears describing what had happened to them. In another instance a community member accompanied me to an event she really was not interested in attending to escape a male who was harassing her but whom she did not feel to be in a secure enough position of employment to confront. This type of occurrence must stop. If I do nothing else through my involvement in ICANN I am determined to do whatever is necessary to change the rules and eventually the culture at ICANN so that ALL people feel that they are able to safely participate in ICANN activities in a professional and respectful manner. Any GNSO member who feels a need to contact me in Helsinki with reference to this subject may do so by email at turkued(a)gmail.com, Skype at ejmorris or Wire at turkued(a)gmail.com. I will not in any way judge the validity of any complaint but rather will serve as a bridge to Finnish authorities and groups who are able both to do so and to offer the impacted party appropriate and caring support and counseling. Respectfully, Ed Morris

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Re: [council] Social: Helsinki
by Johan Helsingius June 24, 2016

June 24, 2016

So for any of you in Helsinki on Sunday evening, I suggest a drink at the Ateljee bar on top of Hotel Torni https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Torni There is a lift/elevator in the lobby from the main entrance on Yrjönkatu, or by going through the American Bar on Kalevankatu around the corner from Hotel Scandic Marski. I will be there at 21:30/9:30 pm on Sunday. For people arriving early, finding restaurants that are open will be a challenge, as every Finn will be at a cottage by a lake this weekend. Here are some that look like they will be open on Saturday and Sunday: Restaurants in Helsinki known to be open on Sunday evening: http://www.ravintolaaino.fi/en/ http://www.ravintolasavotta.fi/en/frontpage.html https://www.raflaamo.fi/en/helsinki/memphis-kamppi http://www.casinohelsinki.fi/en http://www.hardrock.com/cafes/helsinki/ http://www.kappeli.fi/index.php?id=frontpage https://www.royalravintolat.com/en/restaurants/restaurant/restaurant-teatte… https://www.royalravintolat.com/en/restaurants/restaurant/restaurant-nokka http://www.zetor.net/index.php?id=317 There is of course also McDonalds... :) See you in Helsinki - safe travels! Julf

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